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The Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, also known as Plant Vogtle (/ˈvoʊɡəl/),[4] is a four-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia, in the southeastern United States. With a power capacity of 4,536 megawatts, it is the largest nuclear power plant (as of 2013), the largest source of low-carbon electricity,[5] and largest power station overall in the United States. It is also the only nuclear plant in the country with four units. It is named after a former Alabama Power and Southern Company board chairman, Alvin Vogtle. The first two units are Westinghouse pressurized water reactors (PWR), with a General Electric steam turbine and electric generator. Units 1 and 2 were completed in 1987 and 1989, respectively, and have a gross electricity generation capacity of 1,215 MW, for a combined capacity of 2,430 MW.[6] The twin natural-draft cooling towers are 548 ft (167 m) tall and provide cooling to the plant's main condensers. Four smaller mechanica

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant - Wikipedia Jump to content Coordinates : 33°8′36″N 81°45′38″W  /  33.14333°N 81.76056°W  / 33.14333; -81.76056 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nuclear power plant in Burke County, Georgia, US Plant Vogtle Vogtle 1 & 2 containment buildings and cooling towers Official name Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Country United States Location Burke County, Georgia Coordinates 33°8′36″N 81°45′38″W  /  33.14333°N 81.76056°W  / 33.14333; -81.76056 Status Operational Construction began Units 1–2: August 1

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